Will Smith jokes with fans at Cannes. Photo: Reuters
The 70th Cannes Film Festival got off to a sluggish start. Film buyers griped that packages were underwhelming and overpriced. Many of the competition titles, from The Square to Wonderstruck, were met with mixed reviews.
There was a shortage of star power on the Croisette, and worst of all, beefed-up security measures dictated that premieres start earlier. That led to a horde of men in tuxedos sweating on the sun-drenched Palais red carpet, instead of benefiting from the cool breeze of an evening in the south of France.
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